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In this episode of SPEAK|pr, I talk with entrepreneur Alex Redman of ClipShare which enables anyone to make short clips of long form videos and to share them on social media. This is going to save masses of time and unlock back catalogues of content which cost too much time and money to edit.This service is easy to use and there is a free version too, with upgrades available and pioneer discounts for booking full 12 month packages.Trailer for the full show here.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
In this episode of SPEAK|pr, I talk with entrepreneur Alex Redman of ClipShare which enables anyone to make short clips of long form videos and to share them on social media. This is going to save masses of time and unlock back catalogues of content which cost too much time and money to edit.This service is easy to use and there is a free version too, with upgrades available and pioneer discounts for booking full 12 month packages. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Good grammar is a brand ambassador. So are you taking care of your brand by ensuring that your company is writing correctly, not just in English but in any language? Trailer for the full show here.A UK study revealed that 59 per cent of Britons would not use a company that had obvious grammatical or spelling mistakes on its website or marketing material, and 82 per cent would not use a company that had not correctly translated its material into English. I think these numbers would be the same anywhere in the world.It's so simple to solve this problem with services which I will detail including Grammarly, Ginger and ProWritingAid. Perhaps the best known is Grammarly founded by Alex Shevchenko and Max Lytvyn in 2009. These services are in English, so do share with meFor our French listeners, http://scribens.fr/, BonPatron.com, or for international language checkers who are human, check out Lang-8. I think that you will get the idea, these checkers are available for all languages.Trailer for the full show here.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Good grammar is a brand ambassador. So are you taking care of your brand by ensuring that your company is writing correctly, not just in English but in any language? A UK study revealed that 59 per cent of Britons would not use a company that had obvious grammatical or spelling mistakes on its website or marketing material, and 82 per cent would not use a company that had not correctly translated its material into English. I think these numbers would be the same anywhere in the world. It's so simple to solve this problem with services which I will detail including Grammarly, Ginger and ProWritingAid. Perhaps the best known is Grammarly founded by Alex Shevchenko and Max Lytvyn in 2009. These services are in English, so do share with me For our French listeners, http://scribens.fr/, BonPatron.com, or for international language checkers who are human, check out Lang-8. I think that you will get the idea, these checkers are available for all languages.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
One near-universal law of psychology is habituation, which means that we stop noticing things we see or hear many times. This applies to company signage too, and as we come out of COVID lockdown we need to refresh the signage which we use to promote our business and to educate staff, partners and customers.Research by the University of Cincinnati showed tangible improvements in business due to signage upgrades by up to 10%. This means that to gain attention we need to keep our signage fresh to avoid habituation, but that the costs should pay for themselves. Trailer for the full show here.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
One near-universal law of psychology is habituation, which means that we stop noticing things we see or hear many times. This applies to company signage too, and as we come out of COVID lockdown we need to refresh the signage which we use to promote our business and to educate staff, partners and customers.Research by the University of Cincinnati showed tangible improvements in business due to signage upgrades by upto 10%. This means that to gain attention we need to keep our signage fresh to avoid habituation, but that the costs should pay for themselves. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Imagine obtaining the credibility that the media have, without being a publisher. You can do this by partnering in ways that I will explain on this podcast. I talk about a current proposal that I am working on for an Awards with 2 Chinese media groups for domestic and international exposure. The principles apply no matter where you are. Listen to find out how you can do this for your company. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Social Pay by Singapore company Zilliqa provides incentives for #amplification by rewarding people with bitcoin-like currency delivered by their bitcoin wallets underpinned by blockchain. It all sounds like sci fi but Social Pay delivered 15 million tweet engagements and cash donations for the Singapore Red Cross #CovidHeroes within 24 hours.Listen to Colin Miles, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-CEO based in Singapore, explain.SPEAK|pr is for business owners to learn about tools and technologies they can use to level the playing field with the big guys.Trailer for the show here If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Social Pay by Singapore company Zilliqa provides incentives for #amplification by rewarding people with bitcoin-like currency delivered by their bitcoin wallets underpinned by blockchain. It all sounds like sci fi but Social Pay delivered 15 million tweet engagements and cash donations for the Singapore Red Cross #CovidHeroes within 24 hours.Listen to Colin Miles, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-CEO based in Singapore, explain.SPEAK|pr is for business owners to learn about tools and technologies they can use to level the playing field with the big guys. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Trailer: Reputations take years to build and can be destroyed in minutes. Paul Hourihane of RemarkAsiaPacific explains the 6 aspects of a reputation, and also how the CX Academy is training staff on how to “deliver action which exceeds the adverts.” Full show here.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO ofLotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Reputations take years to build and can be destroyed in minutes. Paul Hourihane of RemarkAsiaPacific explains the 6 aspects of a reputation, and also how the CX Academy is training staff on how to deliver action which exceeds the adverts. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Nigel Sarbutts has a cavalry of over 1,600 public relations freelancers which clients can select from by using over 700 data points on their PR Cavalry Heat Map. The system matches over 700 data points to create The PR Cavalry Heat Map which clients can view in a number of different ways to ensure that they are selecting the right consultant.Nigel tells of one PPE company which had an amazing 24 hour turnaround from pr freelancer Sarah, who garnered coverage on national TV. At day rates as competitive as GBP400, PR Cavalry is a real option for business owners who are looking for amazing value and service.https://www.prcavalry.com/Twitter: @nigelsarbuttsIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Nigel Sarbutts has a cavalry of over 1,600 public relations freelancers which clients can select from by using over 700 data points on their PR Cavalry Heat Map. The system matches over 700 data points to create The PR Cavalry Heat Map which clients can view in a number of different ways to ensure that they are selecting the right consultant.Nigel tells of one PPE company which had an amazing 24 hour turnaround from pr freelancer Sarah, who garnered coverage on national TV. At day rates as competitive as GBP400, PR Cavalry is a real option for business owners who are looking for amazing value and service.Trailer for this show here:https://www.prcavalry.com/Twitter: @nigelsarbuttsIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO ofLotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Episode is LivePublished: Aug. 18, 2020 @ 7PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Promote this EpisodeVideo Soundbite AvailableSquare Soundbite - 0:58Great for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Trailer for show: hereDaniel Goldman bought the adverts which launched the Vauxhall Corsa alongside supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista. Today he runs Goldridge media and on this podcast shares the business model of movie distribution, content windows and the impact of producer to home channels on the industry and marketing of new shows.The Motion Picture Association released a new report on the international box office and home entertainment market showing that the industry reached $101 billion USD in 2019. According to Amazon International Movie Database, since 1900 there's been an average of 2,577 films produced each year around the world.Digital growth was capital to home entertainment, driving 14% of overall growth. Viewing data shows that 85% of children and 55% of adults are now consuming TV shows and films on mobile devices. So these changes are creating new business models and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Tune in to Danny's podcast, "Here comes Pod," hereIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Daniel Goldman bought the adverts which launched the Vauxhall Corsa alongside supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista. Today he runs Goldridge media and on this podcast shares the business model of movie distribution, content windows and the impact of producer to home channels on the industry and marketing of new shows.The Motion Picture Association released a new report on the international box office and home entertainment market showing that the industry reached $101 billion USD in 2019. According to Amazon International Movie Database, since 1900 there's been an average of 2,577 films produced each year around the world.Digital growth was capital to home entertainment, driving 14% of overall growth. Viewing data shows that 85% of children and 55% of adults are now consuming TV shows and films on mobile devices. So these changes are creating new business models and opportunities for entrepreneurs. Tune in to Danny's podcast, "Here comes Pod," hereIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
The truth is that most businesses are too small be of interest to mainstream media, and this is the message shared by Caryn Marooney, co-founder and CEO of The Outcast Agency then VP of Global Comms at FB in a Techcrunch interview. In America as an example, 92.47% of all companies are
Catherine Griffin, Founder of ImpactableX Analytics, has a vision to help entrepreneurs demonstrate the social impact of their business with data-driven projection models.Impact.able was developed by GoodCompany Ventures, an award-winning accelerator and innovation consortium. It has been used by leading social entrepreneurs, Impact Funds and Academics, including TSEF, Wharton, Stanford, USAID's Global Innovation Exchange, and Techstars, among several others.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Wisecracking entrepreneur and author Morry Morgan joins me from Beijing, and we talk about how he has made a behind the scenes TV show for the SchoolofHardKnockKnocks which features on Apple TV, and how to get rated on the Amazon operated international movie database positioning his comedy training school as the authority in Australia. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Qnary and the BE Center for Global Communications (a shared initiative between Emerson College and The Blanquerna School of Communications), assert that the digital reputations of key executives should no longer be seen as mere window-dressing. In a report they said that reputations they should be considered as essential company assets that can be leveraged as part of a powerful and communicative business practice: one that has the potential to reach diverse groups in important, engaging ways.Founder and Chairman Bant Breen is on the show talking about how Cnary, and some findings from their research including that in Asia people who follow an executive on social media are 2x more likely to purchase from that company, and that its possible to post too much to social media.Bant and I talk about the technology platform which works by the symbiotic process between people and technology, including machine learning. They generate more content than the NYT! We also talk pricing, it's less than US$1,000 per month, and solves a problem across all social media channels.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr) Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Trailer for the full episode hereQnary and the BE Center for Global Communications (a shared initiative between Emerson College and The Blanquerna School of Communications), assert that the digital reputations of key executives should no longer be seen as mere window-dressing. In a report they said that reputations they should be considered as essential company assets that can be leveraged as part of a powerful and communicative business practice: one that has the potential to reach diverse groups in important, engaging ways.Founder and Chairman Bant Breen is on the show talking about how Cnary, and some findings from their research including that in Asia people who follow an executive on social media are 2x more likely to purchase from that company, and that its possible to post too much to social media.Bant and I talk about the technology platform which works by the symbiotic process between people and technology, including machine learning. They generate more content than the NYT! We also talk pricing, it's less than US$1,000 per month, and solves a problem across all social media channels.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter here Please visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site: https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/ Find us on Twitter @eastwestpr Jim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Trailer for the full episode which covers:Companies are going to have to save the sanity of their staff from zoombification and they can do that not with the standard meeting and workforce platforms but with dedicated ones like ConnecTeam and Mo.Work.Co-Founder and CEO, Amir Nehemia, says “We are on a mission to provide managers of all business types and sizes with the tools they need to communicate, operate, engage and run their deskless workforce.”The lines are officially blurred, tools will need to enable people to both do their work and to be engaged with the workplace and their colleagues regardless of location and composition of the workforce.On this podcast I dive into the many features of ConnecTeam which are being used by the 40,000 person St. Johns Ambulance Service, and also the British startup Mo.Work which emphasizes the importance of recognition and rewards, and has a feature to track corporate culture by the behaviour of the people within. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Companies are going to have to save the sanity of their staff from zoombification and they can do that not with the standard meeting and workforce platforms but with dedicated ones like ConnecTeam and Mo.Work.Co-Founder and CEO, Amir Nehemia, says “We are on a mission to provide managers of all business types and sizes with the tools they need to communicate, operate, engage and run their deskless workforce.”The lines are officially blurred, tools will need to enable people to both do their work and to be engaged with the workplace and their colleagues regardless of location and composition of the workforce.On this podcast I dive into the many features of ConnecTeam which are being used by the 40,000 person St. Johns Ambulance Service, and also the British startup Mo.Work which emphasizes the importance of recognition and rewards, and has a feature to track corporate culture by the behaviour of the people within. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/Find us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairmanof the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgansports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Without a key document, I am going to lose the Weibo audience I have worked so hard to curate in China under my Beijing offices of EASTWEST Public Relations. So what happens when all the hard work of building the platforms for PR for your business are disrupted by incompetence as in my case, or by malicious forces as I suspect was being inflicted on Zoom. The Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach report gives some staggering figures on the cost of data loss. It quantifies the latest stats around data breaches: Average cost of a data breach—$3.92 million Each lost record represents a cost of $150 Average time to identify and contain a breach—279 days The loss of consumer trust is the biggest contributor to breach costsSometimes these are attacks, but sometimes it is incompetence which means we can lose access to our own digital files central to business continuity. Luckily there are some services to help us to keep snapshots of our digital assets so that they can be posted back online without delay, or used in the case of litigation.Preservica, for example, is changing the way organizations around the world future-proof and access critical long-term digital information – enabling companies to confidently meet compliance and legal requirements and safeguard digital content of unique cultural and brand importance.Governments and education institutions have their own initiatives too, such as the UK Government Web Archive (UKGWA) hosted by MirrorWeb, and the Stanford University Library. [Nb. I mention the WaybackMachine which is still listed and I have used in the past but today doesn't appear to be loading and so I am not linking it here.]The point is that keeping records is important for your brand story and your reputation management, especially in the case of litigation. Create and keep safe all that you do both online and offline.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus carsSupport the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
In this episode, I have the pleasure to interview Andrew Clark, a partner in Asia Works and former journalist at the BBC and CNN who now makes award-winning videos for clients including Rolls Royce and Unicef from their offices in in Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok and Beijing. We met on a plane ride in 1997 from Singapore to Phuket - he had so much kit with him it started a conversation and a life long friendship.We discuss how his clients are using video for their public relations and education programs, the impact of handheld camera clips, if we should be using a green screen when we make our own videos, and some professional accessories any budding producer should have.Remember that video can be very powerful, but doesn't have to cost a lot.Some case studies which worked:JetBlue came up with a video idea to make such a baby-crying flight a win-win for everyone involved. JetBlue’s promotion of the video on their Facebook page has garnered over 1.3 millions, and it’s been seen over 1.6 million times on YouTubeI mention our work with AsiaWorks for Brompton Bicycles. The Overnight Brompton 100KM Ride around Singapore, on 20 January 2018, is a community event held by local owners with the support of the local retail agent. The Brompton UK company contracted EASTWEST Public Relations to make a video of the event and to share that on social channels including our own and the local clubs promoted the video via their social channels including Facebook and Twitter. See the Ride video hereVideo can be low cost, self-made, and impactful for PR; but Andy's key advice - be authentic, keep it simple, and have fun.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars in China. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Your auto signature is free and if you are sending 125 emails per day (the ave) for 181 days per year (ave # worked days) you are sending 22,625 emails. It's a great opportunity and I'll share some simple ways to take advantage of this free PR.According to WiseStamp we can increase the number of replies to our emails by 32%, 15% increase in leads and gain 22% more clients all by using memorable auto signatures.Personally, I find it frustrating when I receive emails and there aren't complete details as I can't follow up. Imagine if you were a journalist or a customer - you just wouldn't bother to chase down the details.I mention here how to create fully functioning signatures as they are an extension of your public relations activities. I include a mention to these sites: YesWare, newoldstamp, and HTMLSIGI will also talk to the kind of end notes you may or may not want to include.Legal and Confidentiality footersGDPR Compliant FootersSecurity or Virus DisclaimerGreen Email FootersSocial Media ButtonsUnsubscribe LinksMarketing Email FootersFinally, I mention the need to ensure that your email is both SSL and TLS encryption.Check yours here.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars in China. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
How can you improve your business by giving 5 smiles to your customer from waiting to making a purchase? Listen to David Maister's law of service explained and his 8 aspects of waiting which give clues to how we can win over our customers; which is really free and effective public relations.Satisfaction = Perception - Expectation.1. Unoccupied time feels longer than occupied time.2. People want to get started.3. Anxiety makes waits seem longer,4. Uncertain waits are longer than known, finite waits.5. Unexplained waits are longer than explained waits.6. Unfair waits are longer than equitable waits.7. The more valuable the service, the longer the customer will wait.8. Solo waits feel longer than group waits.Public relations is not just about media relations, it's about how we treat our customers. The reason for this is because people who deal with our companies now can share their experiences not just with the company but via their own social channels.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James is the Founder and Managing Director of the EASTWEST Public Relations Group. He recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Whilst running EASTWEST PR, he was the Vice-Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, he also he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars in China. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
What can business owners learn from the President of America about building a reputation for a country, and an organization? A 25-nation Pew survey in 2018 found, overall, that 70% of respondents had no confidence in Trump’s leadership. What we take away from these reports is that countries, as well as companies, have a reputation and that these need management too. I talk about how one man can make a reputation, and how stereotypes will bring bias to situations which will need to be addressed in any communications. Bruce Stokes, then director of global economic attitudes for Pew Research and principal author of an earlier survey (2015), said some views expressed in the survey may reflect stereotypes, but they are important nonetheless."Stereotypes such as honesty or inventiveness or aggression, are emotions — not rational views backed by data. (But) these emotions matter. Such stereotypes help drive broader attitudes about policy," Stokes said.I am using the 4th of July as a prompt to discuss the role of leadership in public relations, as there are many parallels between the reputation management of a country and of a company. Former Senator John McCain gives us some clues as to what could be a guide to the qualities true leaders display in public. Ask yourself how you can illustrate how you display these in your public relations.I mention the new book by Mary J Trump, “Too much and never enough.”If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
My press release about my own 25th anniversary of setting EASTWEST PR in Asia in 1995 pretty much failed which is a bit embarrassing, but listen to how a week turned from disappointment to elation thanks to a Grenadier car launch.Thanks to a generous client and some pretty swift thinking by Pradnyesh Kotharé of the EASTWEST PR Singapore team, we turned our work for the client into an article which highlighted our company in leading industry portal Everything PR. I share how we reframed the narrative from us to the clients, and then how we got noticed as a result, and how you can do so for your own business. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
It's amazing that some companies, and individuals, still struggle to provide high-quality photographs to accompany their press release, article, or blog when they are a prerequisite for prominent coverage. The media, and our own channels, all thrive on quality images so in this podcast I share the costs and top tips from professional photographer Marcus Ahmad. Media coverage: In some cases – such as announcing a new appointment – the media won’t even publish the story unless there’s a decent image to go with it. Delivering the right message: Images can give the right, or wrong, message to your audience. If someone knew nothing about your business other than what they could see from a single photo, how would they describe you?Full impact: Whatever platforms you use for your content marketing – blogs, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest – images are vital. There’s lots of research out there to show how images can help increase engagement (e.g. tweets with images get twice as much engagement).3 Key tips - plus more in the show - from Marcus.Make sure you and the photographer are on the same page in terms of outcomes. Discuss first what you want to get out of this …eg. How many shots, for which purpose…image, style, purpose, colour or B+w, usageEmploy a Stylist - To help on-site so that you can relax and enjoy the shoot. You'll look better in the end. I mention my work with UK based Nick Hems.Personal grooming. Prepare the night before. e.g. shaving, eyebrows, ear hair, and. bring several changes of clothes and accessories to the shoot.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
What can we learn about the digital customer journey from the purchase of a beginners sewing machine? The answer is a great deal. The industry sells products to consumers by a sophisticated mix of editorial reviews, influencer videos, manufacturer specifications, and merchant offers. The sewing machine industry isn't just about home stitching, this is a vibrant tribe in a worldwide and growing business. I was amazed - sewing machines market worldwide is projected to grow by US$17. 1 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 3. 9%. Industrial, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, displays the potential to grow at over 4%. Industry reaches over US$44.3 Billion by the year 2025.I share in this podcast about how the tribes are driving amplification, and the consumer path to making a purchase. From a PR perspective, we need to think about each step and each platform and deliver great content across each of them.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM. Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Is content creation a bottleneck to keeping your social media campaign vibrant and consistently active? Then listen to this podcast as I share both the value of content and sites for creation, curation and automation. As marketing now needs to include the power of search, content is essential to drive leads. Here are some of the sites I mention:14,281+ documents and articles which can be used rights free on PLR10’s of thousands of articles on Amazines.Great infographics on infogramOver 2 million curated icons on the noun projectBlog topic headline creator from hubspotPublish topic pages with curated content in minutes with ScoopFinally - great content is nothing without readership; and this is where the PR consultant comes in handy to place these articles on the high traffic websites. (you can also do this with Outbrain content syndication for a fee).If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
8 October 2015, Jurgen Klopp addresses a press conference to announce his appointment as manager of Liverpool FC, and he said, "We must turn from doubters to believers." This weekend they won the English Premier League and their first English title for 30 years. What can we learn for our own business by reviewing the leadership of Klopp in the context of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, the framework by Robert Cialdini.I review each of these factors of influence and look at how we may use these in our organizations. Likability ReciprocitySocial ProofConsistency / CommitmentContrastScarcity AuthorityIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
On October 10th 2019, Viya broke her own sales record once again, driving 353 million RMB (roughly 49.7 million USD) in sales in a single day. All this on Taobao, the Chinese social media marketplace.How can our companies use live-casting and multicasting to improve our public relations but also take potential customers to the shopping basket! I discuss the key points of social media platforms but also share details of companies including Restream.io, and manycam, which enable one recording to multiple channels. Now, Vimeo Enterprise and Premium customers can reach viewers across multiple live platforms. Users can stream to Vimeo and a number of other platforms at the same time through native integration with Facebook and now LinkedIn, too. So conversations with our team in China prompted a conversation about the power of live- stream for public relations which can lead to direct sales in the same user session. Packed full of technical information and guidance on how to go live with our content. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
What can a sewing machine salesman teach us about PR? A lot it would seem as Mr Pickles created quite an impression with his passion and expertise. I wasn't even going to the shop to buy a sewing machine, he's that compelling!Listen to this podcast to learn about the kind of person within your organization who is best to be the spokesperson for the company, and what qualities they will need to be engaging to your audience.You will also learn a bit about sewing machines....If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
If we are to stop travelling then pr will become more local too, so what can we do to promote our businesses via public relations? Fortunately, there is a trend towards local media titles which create opportunities for companies to share their stories locally; just like we used to when I was a youngster!Founder Karl Hancock claims the nub network is now “on track to become the largest online local newspaper brand in the UK.”He said: “There’s a strong demand for hyper-local news without intrusive advertising and pop-up surveys. We encourage our journalists to delve into the community and talk to the people that really matter.I share on this podcast sources of media contact lists, how to research journalist contact details, and to build a shortlist of key media relevant to your business.Also, I share some details of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which uncovers the lack of diversity and wage disparities in UK journalism, which I suspect is mirrored around the world. 64,000 registered journalists in the UK filing average of 50 stories per week, with 32,900 registered journalists in the USA in 2015. These are educated, underpaid and extremely busy people. I mention some sources:https://www.thelocal.frhttps://media.info/https://www.responsesource.com/pr/mediadatabase/https://journolink.comhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/enquirieshttps://www.pressgazette.co.ukAnd finally:https://www.nuj.org.uk founded in 1907 - the National Union of Journalists in the UK.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
How we compose our public relations and sales, information can often be informative and make us feel better but bore the audience to death. So how can we create more compelling content?It turns out that storification (sic) is the answer, and with thanks to Park Howell, 'the worlds most industrious storyteller', and his guest Candice Frazer at TTI Success Insights, I am sharing here about the 6 different driving forces which dictate how people will respond to situations and to information. Based on the theories of Eduard Spranger (27 June 1882 – 17 September 1963) a German philosopher and psychologist, who wrote a book in 1928 entitled, 'Types of Men'. In this work, Springer identified six universal attitudes and value systems through which we observe and experience life. This sets us up for the ABT methodology Randy Olsen for framing our narrative to the story, which is detailed in his book 'Narrative is Everything.' From theory to practical examples of the ABT approach, this podcast provides a useful lesson in storification; which at EASTWEST forms part of our SPEAK|pr methodology which is free to download.StorifyPersonaliseEngageAmplifyKnowIf you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
"Communication usually fails, except by accident” Finnish original: Viestintä yleensä epäonnistuu, paitsi sattumalta so says Wiio's law.Audiences have a staggeringly low chance of understanding a message, possibly as low as 12%, and the broader the audience the more variables there are at play which magnifies misunderstanding. I use WIIO's law to analyse PM Johnson's COVID 'Stay Alert' address on May 10th to illustrate the points made in this Finnish politician's witty but useful analysis of how the audience composition impacts how well a message is understood.Why is this and what considerations should your communications program take into account in order to improve your chances of effectively sharing your messages.For more information this podcast you can read the article on our website. If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Wearables, hearables, homeables (I made that last one up) are all collecting vast amounts of intimate data which will plug into algorithmic public relations. How our companies collect and use this data is a golden opportunity to communicate in a timely and appropriate way with our audiences; but done wrongly as Cambridge Analytica found can finish a company. In this age of technology, we also have to consider the findings of Charlotte Kerner & Victoria A. Goodyear (2017) The Motivational Impact of Wearable Healthy Lifestyle Technologies: A Self-determination Perspective on Fitbits With Adolescents Report. I'll share those in this podcast, along with what happened with Governments tried to build trackers outside of the realms of Google Android and Apple IOS. Governments can't access private citizen data without their apps residing on corporate platforms; an uncomfortable lesson for us all.As entrepreneurs, devices which gather data present vast opportunities, so how can we take advantage of these whilst retaining the confidence of our customers? This is what I talk about on this podcast.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
I've learnt a lot about working with different audiences by working with different cultures over 25 years in Asia and the middle east. There are lessons here for you no matter where you are working.I've got a special guest from Beijing talking about China, live streaming, media and digital marketing discussing WeChat and Baidu. I also share about Dian Ping, the China reviews platform which companies in the west can use to attract outbound Chinese tourists and business.I've lived and worked in Asia since 1995, and share here insights and tools which you can use to market your company in Asia, or to Asians travelling overseas.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Pretty focused today on Google My Business service as I realized that whilst my own website had 855 visitors in the last 30 days the listing for EASTWEST Public Relations in Singapore had 1,766 views in the same timeframe!This got me to thinking about an insight shared by Russell Brunson, the ClickFunnels founder, that actually we need to go looking for our customers rather than be spending our time broadcasting in the hope that they will come to our business. Via my ZOHO social media manager I realized that I was missing Google My Business completely which can solve one part of this problem.I share what I learnt and how I am fixing the problem by taking advantage of this location-based search platform.Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
It's the silver jubilee of EASTWEST Public Relations - 19 June 1995 I opened the office 5 days after stepping off the plane in Singapore from the UK. I wrote this release and used KeywordPlanner to try iterations and eventually derived the following headline 'Now more than ever EASTWEST PR is absolutely imperative' which scored a high 66 on KeywordPlanner.This podcast talks you through the process of writing a release, a media pitch, and tools to use in order to get your release into the media.I mention the following platforms and how to use them:https://keywordplanner.nethttps://www.pressrush.comhttps://www.prfire.co.uk/https://www.journalism.co.ukThere is also a good summary of press release distribution services available on BusinessMole.Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Michael Michalowicz, the author of “The Toilet Roll Entrepreneur” and “Fix This Next” said on an insightful webinar today that his clients are all asking him about how to build confidence in the market.So this podcast is all about how to manage PR to engage and to rebuild confidence, and to deploy what I term the "hygiene regime."I will share the learnings from putting on a webinar with Dr Shelley James, a world-renowned expert on light and the impact of screen time on children. How can you use online platforms like Zoom, but also dedicated events platforms like Crowdcast. Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Interviews are so critical to the building of a PR story but they are also a cause of stress, especially when it is live on television or radio. So what can you do to prepare yourself and the journalists in advance of the interview? There are some simple and effective steps to take, which are done by an agency like EASTWEST PR , but which should be done by anyone preparing for an interview. I mention the SPEAK|pr template which includes the message home. You can download your copy for free here.Different media respond in different ways, but the repeating themes are scarcity of time and abundance of information. It's important to help the journalist to filter through the volume and to provide just the information that the client wants to share. I include the BBC Radio 4 Rob Young interview that I had in 2017 whilst living in China about 'Brand Britain.'Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Storify - in our 5 stage methodology I begin with the power of stories, and the importance of them. As Park Howell said in his podcast this week, even the dollar bill is a story…everyone believes in the essential promise of payment when holding this piece of paper. In this podcast, I share about how companies and entrepreneurs can get in and amongst the 250,000 business book titles on sale. Apparently achieving publishing success is 5% writing a good book and 95% marketing.But for PR, publishing a book isn't with the goal of making money but rather of creating awareness of the company, it's working practices, it's leaders in a way that builds authority.Listen to some of the tools which I mention for writing a book, including transcription service otter.ai, but also other ways to participate in publishing long-form content.I share how Professor WLG James, my father, published "Fiction for the Working Man" in 1963 and is still a sought after authority on literature from the 1830-1850 period today. There are many side benefits to publishing, including learning about new trends, technologies and reaching out to people who otherwise would not find a connection.----------------Show notes above -----&------More Info below----------------------Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.Please Subscribe to the show and rate it. It really helps us to understand what we are doing well and what needs to be improved.Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
A conversation with Ed West, professional presentation coach to CEO's about his recent articles on the power of Donald Trump's prose, and what we can learn about hyperbole, repetition and voice image.Ed and I talked about Voice image, the 'secret' of people who use their voices professionally. Actors, radio broadcasters, television presenters, politicians, tele-marketers, professional speakers, all of whom depend on the impression their voice makes for success, know its importance. Thanks to Ed's great guidance I went off to evaluate my own voice image, and share in this podcast how people who are responsible for being the voice of the company need to take into consideration breath control, articulation, volume, pitch, tone, pausing and speaking rate.Listen to how to alter your Voice Imag when talking with different audiences, including cultures. Having lived in Asia for 25 years I realize in my own video's that I am speaking very ssslllooowwwllyyy.I checked my own EASTWEST PR page using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test and found that it has a grade level of about 7. It should be easily understood by 12 to 13-year-olds!Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
How can an entrepreneur build a PR program themselves, or outsource, or use a blended strategy for PR in the say way that Apple does with their design, manufacture and retail model?Edward L. Bernays." in an interview conducted in honour of his 100th birthday, that "any dope, any nitwit, any idiot, can call him or herself a public relations practitioner."Of course, it's just not that simple anymore.On this podcast, I talk about ways to engage external consultants, but also how to make content via outsourcing but control distribution yourself. I mention a number of tools for amplification - and these are also all available in our Technology Applications Directory on our Website under Speak|prhttps://media.info/ukhttps://www.pressrush.comhttps://anewstip.comhttps://buzzsumo.comhttp://www.woopitch.comhttps://journolink.com Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Richard Maloney shared his uplifting vision for the intuitive leader and his highly successful Engage & Grow approach to employee engagement.The only problem is that according to services including Keyword Planner and Google Trends employee engagement is still a term that is not highly sought after.This creates an opportunity for entrepreneurs on 2 fronts; key words for public relations and social media related to employee engagement are still not mainstream but also the technology enables us to see what is trending. The answer is 'getting back to work.'I share details of tools which can be used, the way to value your domain name, and how to choose topics which are trending so that your PR falls on receptive desks of the media and public in social channels.Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Trade and consumer associations don't sound exciting but can be a brilliant way to partner with other companies to undertake industry-wide public relations, to change Government policy, or to engage consumers. I talk about the vertical and horizontal types of trade organizations, and 5 tips on how you can get media coverage for your company by membership and participation in events.As EASTWEST PR we have just joined the British Exporters Association. This is just one of so many trade associations worldwide. In the UK there is The Trade Association Forum (TAF) established in 1997 and administered by the CBI. The Associations Association. Singapore has the Singapore Business Federation works with Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) in Singapore for a comprehensive representation of the business community. In Europe the Association of Accredited Public Policy Advocates to the European Union, for example, has a directory of advocate organizations across the Union.The Marketing mentor website has a long list also of trade associations, and events websites to find more contacts for your company.Consumers have their own associations - such as the consumer protection association e.g., WHICH founded in 1957 has 1.3m members and supporters.How can your organization participate, contribute and leverage association membership? I am sharing from over 25 years of experience of building relationships with partners, Governments, and the media around the world. Finally - I mention my good friend Jin Chong - if you want one of his cool T-shirts saying 'Jet Covid Away' then click his link and tell him you heard about him on this podcast.Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Edison Research Infinite Dial 2020 released March 19th, 2020 suggests that there are over 1,000,000 podcast shows worldwide; this poses both an opportunity and a challenge for brands. How to get noticed in a medium which is plainly important but is crowded, and is demanding to create a consistent flow of content.As Stitcher CEO Erik Diehn said."The data we found reinforce our belief that the unique, intimate appeal of podcasting makes its fans the most loyal and passionate of any medium."Here I talk about the practicalities of podcasting, how many people are listening and where (hint - an Asian country leads the listening figures), and when is the best time to publish.I also track down the podcast series of well-known brands Sephora, GE, ZipRecruiter, Shopify and Umpqua Bank. Slack had one too, but that only published 29 episodes...pretty slack really. If you don't want to produce your own podcast, which is quite sensible really, then listen for the tips on how to take advantage of this medium without learning new software.If you do want to host a podcast, I can recommend BuzzSprout as the interface makes uploads simple, the embed players are attractive and syndication to the main podcast players is comprehensive and well explained. Their packages are also cost-effective, and Addie in customer support is a real gem and amazingly patient with my amateur hour questions. Listen to this and our other episodes to get a high-level view and practical level tools for getting noticed for free.If you like this podcast, then subscribe to our newsletter herePlease visit our blog post on PR for business please visit our site:https://www.eastwestpr.com/blogs/I also talk about SPEAK|pr - our 5 Step Methodology for entrepreneurs to manage their own PR. Do please come and download a free copy along with our Technology Applications Director with over 100 free marketing apps listed. http://www.eastwestpr.com/speakprFind us on Twitter @eastwestprJim James recently returned to the UK after 25 years in Asia where he was an entrepreneur. Among his businesses he introduced Morgan sports cars to China, WAKE Drinks, founded the British Business Awards, The British Motorsport Festival, EO Beijing, and was the interim CEO of Lotus cars. At the same time he continued to own and run the EASTWEST Public Relations Group which he founded in Singapore in 1995, and still runs today.Please Subscribe to the show Also available on Apple Itunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Heart FM.Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)Support the show (https://www.eastwestpr.com/podcast-speakpr)
Forum Confidential: A podcast by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization
On this episode of Forum Confidential, we’re boarding the EO Global Jet to take you to the North Asia region! Our host, James Li from EO Beijing, will interview former EO China North president AJ Warner.